| Name | P. Susheela |
| Title | Queen of Melody |
| Profession | Play back Singer |
| Date of Birth | November 13, 1935 |
| Birth Place | Vijayanagaram, Andhra Pradesh |
| Mother tongue | Telugu |
| Education | Schooling: till 8th std Music: studied in Maharaja Music College in Vijayanagaram and passed her diploma in first class. Later joined the Sangeeta Academy, Chennai under the guidance of Subramani Iyer and completed her Graduation in Music. |
| Family | Father:Mukundarao Mother:Sheshawataram Husband:mohan rao Son: Jayakrishnan Daughter-in-law: Sandhya Jayakrishna Granddaughters: Jayashree, Subashree |
| Debut | a duet with A. M. Raja – ‘Edhukku azhaithaai’ for the movie, ‘Petra Thaai’ was being made in 1951 in Tamil (Kanna Thalli in Telugu). She was only 16 years old |
| Introduced by | music director Pendalya Nageswara Rao |
| Became popular | Especially songs like ‘Endhan ullam thulli vilyaaduvadhum,’ ‘unnaik kan thedudhe’ brought out her talent for rendition. ‘Brindha vanamum Nandha kumaranum’ and ‘ariyaa paruvamada’ set to Karaharapriya. |
| Pronunciation | was perfect in all the language she sang |
| First duet with | T.M.S: Sellapillai(tamil)- 1952 Sirkazhi govindarajan- Engal veettu mahalakshmi(tamil) S.P.B- santhi nilayam(tamil) Yesudas- Doctor(malayalam) |
| Had performed in | Switzerland, London, Paris, Canada, America, Singapore, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Srilanka, Gulf countries |
| Songs | Her favourite:’ Mannavan Vandanadi’ in the film Thiruvarutchelvan /td> |
| Acting | She refused Director K.S. Gopalakrishnan offer as ‘Meera’ in one his film. Has appeared as herself in the film’ manadhai Thirudi vittai’(Áɨ¾ ¾¢ÕÊ Å¢ð¼¡ö) |
| Languages | Very fluent in Telugu. She can read and write in Tamil but not fluent while speaking. Cannot read or write in Malayalam and Kannada. |
| Food | strict vegetarian |
| Math | was a very difficult subject for her |
| Favourite colour | White. Likes to wear white saree with red border |
| Instruments | Knows to play Veena and fiddle |
| Career bests | were the songs sung during the 60s and the early 70s |
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| Total songs sung by her | more than 40,000 |
| Before singing the song | ” I always ask for the story and the situation. So while singing, it is easy to get into the skin of the character, for which I am rendering the voice” |
| About her | Vairamuthu: ‘If you tell me that my end is nearing, and ask me my last desire, this is what I would ask: Please play some song of P.Suseela and leave the room closing the door noiselessly – I wish to live once again before I die! |
| Advice to the present generation | I’ve stopped giving advices. Those days have gone. Today, they’ll advise us! |
| Future plans | “I do not plan anything. Things just happen. I think this was all pre-destined by God. But yes, I would like to compose music for a video album.” |
| Awards | National Awards: Tamil – Uyarntha Manithan(1969) Savaale samaaLi (1971) Telugu- Siri Siri muvva(1977) Megha Sandesam(1982) M.L.A. Edu kondalu(1983)State Awards *TamilNadu State Award in 1969Uyarntha manithan /Lakshmi kalyanam /, Anbulla Athaan /1981, Varam /1989 *Andhra Pradesh State Awards: 1975,1977,1978,1982,1983,1989 *Kerala State Awards: 1971,1975 Life Achievement Awards Other Awards |
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